living in the 12th house
living in the imagination
that's where I was born
that's where I will die
outside the sun shines
birds sing
and the world continues
on its collision course
with destruction
inside I eat sleep
and continue on my own
collision course
with destruction
it takes a leap of faith
to release the very thread
that keeps us alive
and walk the bridge to another world
like leaping out of an airplane
or bungee jumping off a bridge
with no bungee attached
sailing to the edge of the earth
do I fall off
are there sea monsters
swimming in salty soup
ready to gobble me up
or is there a golden parachute
that sweeps me past the angels
or does the veil lift
and the world isn't flat at all
but four dimensional
or do I pass through a hole
into some parallel universe
or live for a time on the spiritual planets
listen:
a cat speaks to the scarecrow
of jade dragon bones
the end of existence
and a past best forgotten
lest we wake the sleeping tiger
I have to leave now
free falling leaves
cover the earth
burn brightly